The Bailey Brothers and the Happy Valley Boys
made quite a name for themselves along the way.
The band takes their name from the area where they were born,
Happy Valley in Tennessee.

The boys came from a family of talented musicians that got them
started singing and playing early on. Charles was set on being
a musician early on. His first guitar cost the tidy sum of
one dollar and seventy-five cents. He embarked on his musical
career right out of high school, appearing on several radio
stations.

Danny also displayed a similar musical talent for music
at an early age. However, his parents were hoping that Danny
might become a doctor. But his parents sensed his interest
in music was stronger and encouraged him to instead join his
brother Charles who was making a name for himself.

The got together and organized a band and took up the name
"The Bailey Brothers and their Happy Valley Boys." In the 1950's
the band had become fairly well known across the country.

They began broadcasting together over radio station WROL out of Knoxville,
TN in 1940. But soon afterwards Charles was called serve in the U.S. Army
and was gone almost five years, spending time in India, Burma, and China.

Danny was left behind to carry on the musical work.
Danny Bailey and the Happy Valley Boys appeared on radio station WSM in
Nashville, TN for several years. At the time, Danny was the
youngest leader of any act appearing on the Grand Ole Opry.

When Charles was honorably discharged in 1945, he rejoined Danny
and their band at WSM and continued their successes.

After 1945, the Bailey Brothers and the Happy Valley Boys worked on
various radio stations.

A 1946 article gives us a few more tidbits about the Bailey Brothers,
then Charlie and Danny and the rest of the Happy Valley Boys. The author
of the article Juanita Milligan tells readers that she had seen the band
at a packed house in the Maryville Armory. By that time, they had been
on WSM for a couple of years. But had moved to WCHS in Charleston, WV where
they were doing a daily morning show at 5:30am. Playing with the Bailey
Brothers at that performance was Ruhl Kelly, who had worked with Roy Rogers
in Hollywood.

In 1947, the Bailey Brothers Fan Club was being handled by Grady Hall
out of Elkmont, Alabama.

Early 1953 found them performing for fans on the famed WWVA Jamboree
out of Wheeling, West Virginia.